The Best Settings for Video with the Sony a7R IV + Free LUTs - Weddings / Music Videos / YouTube
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I hope you enjoyed this video and found it helpful! If you have any questions or videos you would like to see, let me know down below in the comments!
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Picture Profile for Sony a7R IV
2:17 - Video Settings for Sony a7R IV
6:54 - How to Exposing HLG Footage
8:56 - Color Correcting HLG
10:40 - Manual Color Correcting HLG
15:48 - Color Correcting HLG & Grading w/LUTs
18:31 - Bonus Creative LUT
21:47 - Outro
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what a natural at teaching! Love how you repeat what you showed on various clips--it really helps to see it applied over different clips.
Thanks Tom, I really appreciate you saying that! Now if I can just get a little more comfortable in front of the camera! Lol
Dude!! This is GOLD!! I love SONY!!!! Its amazing in low light!!! Thanks for all the helpful advise! In the past I've PAID for courses that have covered what you've just shown me in this short video! Cheers!!
Thank you so much Zook, I’m glad this could help! I’m planning on doing a lot more tutorials for how I edit and color grade, with more free LUTs! I will also be doing a lighting tutorial on here in the future!
THIS is the video I have been looking for! I’m a photographer with a great grasp on photography/editing, but am starting in Video, and have no idea what settings I need! I have an A7Riv, so this is EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you!
I glad the video was helpful! The A7RIV is a very versatile camera, and you’re going to love it for video just as much as photo!! 🎥
Hi Jordan! Thank you so much for this wealth of info. It is immensely useful to me. I just got that camera, and I thought I knew a little about shooting video, but as soon as I started digging into the settings, I was lost, until I found this video. Thanks so much!!!
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! I’m glad the video is helpful, and don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions! If it’s anything I can help with it all I’ll be glad to shed some light on it!
Amazing job, Jordan! Amazing quality & information. 🎉
Thank you Chelsea, first of many! ☺️
This is really a fantastic video! Thank you so much!
I’m glad it was helpful, and thank you very much for your kind words!
Those videos look AMAZING! 😍
Thank you!! ☺️
Really good quality video, great job!
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Im a big fan of Peter Mickinnon and haven't came across anyone who reminds me of his style until you!! The crazy part is is that you are giving away your LUTS for free (which id happily pay for)!! SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!
Thank you so much! That really means a lot you taking the time to say that, and I hope this video helps you out!
Thank you for the tutorial, I will try the settings on my A7 RIV
Thanks for checking out the video! Hope it helps! If you have any questions, shoot me a message!
love the video man keep it up!!!
Thanks buddy, I really appreciate it! 🙏🏽
Thank you very much for your experience sir
You’re very welcome, thank you for your kind words!
Amazing job. Thanks...
Absolutely! Hope it helps my friend!
Great job!
Thank you!!
Thanks for this! I am in the process of second guessing my A7Riv purchase. I like it a lot but I dont know if it is right for my purposes considering I want to do more video portraits and video period. That kind of just changed as I am still a beginner. Now I am in the process of determining if I should sell a barely used A7rIV and go with something else. This video shows me that it is plenty capable to shoot quality video and it is obviously amazing for stills. I was looking to start with photos and transition to short films/videos. I suppose I can lean towards something more video centric later on in my journey and do my best creatively with the A7Riv. Definitely not a bad option to do both seeing what you did with it!
Hey Robert,
Thanks so much for taking the time to say that! You definitely have an awesome camera that is very capable! Like all cameras, it has its pros and cons, but the RIV can be a great hybrid shooter if you work around its megapixels/low light performance! The 61MP sensor can hinder it a bit when it comes to low light, but I’ve found if I stay in the HLG profile, don’t let my highlights go over 100 IRE, try to keep my skin tones right around 70, and don’t push past 3200 ISO, the RIV will hang in there pretty well with the rest of the Sony lineup!
As far as your decision on selling the camera, depending on your needs, it could last you a while and be a versatile body, suiting you well for your hybrid shooting! I actually do a lot of wedding video as well as photography, and it really holds up well for both! With the only caveat being you need to be sure to get your exposure right on the video side and getting at least a cheap light for your darker scenes will make a huge difference! The 8 bit video it produces is very clean, but can fall apart if you are doing heavy grading or corrections, but if you get the exposure relatively close, especially in HLG, you still have a good bit of wiggle room for corrections and coloring!
I would totally push that RIV until you start doing a lot of video, and it starts holding you back. This camera will make you a great filmmaker and has most of the tools for you to grow all of your video skills!
When you are setting up and testing your RIV for video, let me know if there is anything that gives you an issue! I’ve grown to know this camera like the back of my hand, and have had to work through all of its quirks, while learning its strengths!
More than happy to help or give some advice with shooting with it! You’re going to love it!
I bought the Sony Riv A for filming and photography just few days ago, after seeing a lots of downsides on the filming part on TH-cam I felt really bad and unhappy because I wanted more of filming.
Thank you for the head up, I’ll test it out 🙂
You can make some really good videos with that camera, you’re going to love it!! 🎥
@Ailes, I bet you'll be pretty happy with it. I bought it more for photos than video but do definitely want to start getting into video also. From my analysis, although it's not the absolute best video camera in existence, it's every bit of 95% of the best in its price range. And it's freaking awesome for photography.
Thank you guys. I took it back and got Sony A7iv now I feel happy
Renting an a7r iv next weekend. Thank you
Absolutely! Enjoy the camera!! 📷
Love from nepal🇳🇵
Thanks for checking out the channel my friend! 🇳🇵
I really appreciate this video. Similar story as a bunch of other commenters: photographer that has been asked to shoot video. One thing that I am not able to figure out, how do I switch focus areas in video? The A7R IV seems like it's stuck on center focus, and then allows you to "tap to track". There doesn't seem a way to change it to wide or zone.
Thanks so much for the kind words and I’m really glad it helped. I’m assuming you are pressing the FN (function button), going to focus mode and moving it that way, right?
Thank you for also having a A7Riv rather than like everyone else having the A7Siii lol - good to know I am not alone!
For sure, the RIV is so underrated! I used that as my main hybrid camera for a long time, and was beyond happy with it! You definitely have a stellar camera my friend!
Does r4iv stops at 29'?
Thank you for this video, I can confirm that these are the best setting for the Sony a7riv.
I do have a question, do you have some advise when it comes to low light situations?
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch it and leave this comment. As far as low light, the only thing I have found to really combat it, isn’t really anything too crazy.
I try to use the fastest lens I can, and then as far as settings go, I try my best to not go above 3200 ISO 6400 at max, and I use a small LED video light on a light stand most of the time in low light as well!
Besides that, normally when I’m editing that footage I will throw a plug-in on top called Neat Video, and that really goes a long way in cleaning the footage up and getting the best out of it. If you do use Neat Video, I would recommend sharpening the video back up afterwards. The sweet spot for me is normally around the 25% mark!
Picked this camera up half price in good condition, using it for video & photo, can't complain been great so far! Woulda been an extra £500 for the IV so I don't mind the few downsides to the video side of it
Honestly it's still a phenomenal camera that's very capable! I think you'll be very pleased with it!
Jordan - great video. Curios, as I am finding limitations with 4K and slow motion; how are you getting smooth slow motion with your shots? I can’t get it smooth and am debating buying a new camera for video. Any help or advice would be great. I use FCPX and A7RIV, thank you.
Hey Adi,
Thanks for the comment! When I shoot slow motion on the A7RIV I would drop to 1080p so I could shoot at 60 fps at a 1/120 shutter speed! It does suck that you have to lose the 4K, but as long as you don’t crop in on your edit for those clips and keep a good exposure it will still look great!
Hi, thank you for sharing this is awesome, i shoot wedding stills so if I make this changes to my a7riv specifically picture profile 10 - will it affect my stills ?
Unfortunately, yes, it will! So whenever you are shooting video, I would turn the picture profile on, and whenever you are shooting stills, I would just keep it turned off! It’s a pain that Sony thankfully addressed in its newer models, that can hopefully come to its legacy cameras with a software update!
Definitely love this thank you!
But let us know about that first page for the photos on your A7riv.
because I sometimes hate shooting and 61 mp.
To much space it takes up 😂
Is that 26mp you got it at?
100% agree!! 99% of the time I keep it at 26MP! And they are plenty!
Jordan, great video! I’d like to take videos as I have kids and take vacations with them. Will these settings be good for basic run & gun shooting? If not what settings should I program. Please let me know.
Honestly I think it would be one of the most versatile yet easy to use Settings you could set your camera up with, for stuff like that! I used those settings a lot for weddings, which would be hectic and a lot of needing to get something quick and easy, but still having a good high quality yet flexible file!
Jordan, excellent video. Easy to understand your settings. I am a long time nature photographer but have just recently started capturing video with my A7RIV. I have been shooting in 1080p with no problem but want to start shooting 4K. I used your suggested settings which agree with several other photographers. My problem is when I try 4K any movement, whether panning or subject movement is jittery, both in real time and in playback. I am using memory cards - Lexar SDXC V90 2000x. Any suggestions?? I would appreciate it.
Thank you so much for your kind words, the first thing that comes to mind based off what your saying would be a shutter speed issue!
Are you using the 180 degree rule? If not they should probably clear up your issue. Just keep your shutter speed locked off at double your frame rate. So if your shutter 4K 24FPS keep your shutter speed at 1/50 and that will clean that right up! If that’s not the issue, let me know and we will keep going down the list until we get it taken care of!
@@jordanalsadi Thanks for answering Jordan. Kind of you to take the time. I don't see many photographers actually answering the questions. You answer most. I commend you for that. So, that solved my problem. Coming from shooting stills, the 180 degree rule seems a foreign concept but have been researching since I saw your reply. I am getting the point now. Ran some test shots at home and seems to be good. Anxious to try in the field. Thanks again!
Absolutely my friend, I nerd out when it comes to this stuff, and enjoy chatting about it!
If you ever have any questions or if somethings giving you trouble, I’m always glad to help anyway I can!
If you find yourself having trouble with exposure due to your shutter speed, grab a nice VND filter and that will take care of that for you too without having to raise your aperture.
What SD card do you recommend to cope with 4k 60 on the A7RIV, roughly around 256gb storage too? Thanks
I highly recommend a the Sony E series SDXC UHS-II Card , V60, CL10, U3 (R270MB/S, W120MB/S) Card. Its dependable, and fast enough for even my Sony a7S III. It can handle every format even on that camera besides the 4K 120! Plus, I picked up the 128GB cards for 40 bucks on Amazon! I highly recommend that card! When I got them I bought 6 for me and 6 for my wife! I accidentally recorded a whole ceremony in 4K 60 on the SIII, and it was writing to 2 of those cards for just over an hour with no issue on either card. That's the only card I've used for the past 3 years, with over 120 weddings and a ton of mini shoots with no issues! Cant say enough about the quality to price!
This is really helpful! Thank you! Do you know a7R4 + external recorder support 10-bit 4k or not?
Thank you, I'm glad the video helped! As far as I know, I don't believe so! I have looked into this in the past to try with my Atomos Ninja V, and it seemed to not be supported! I looked again after seeing your comment just to try and confirm and I didn't find anything unfortunately! Which is crazy due to how underrated that camera is! It would really be a hard camera to compete with! I'm sure its something that could have easily done, but didn't want to sabotage the a7III back then!
@@jordanalsadi Thank you!
Hi Jordan,
I love your videos, I am a new Videographer from India.
I just want to ask if I shoot without using Picture Profile and edit or Color Grade the footage.
Does it gives poorer results as compared to shooting in HLG2 or S-LOG3.
Please Guide...
Hello,
It doesn’t give poorer results but it does make the footage less flexible! The reason being is a lot of your color data and exposure data in the image will be baked in the footage, giving you less adjustment when compared to something like S-LOG!
Once you get familiar with S-LOG in most cases I feel that it makes the editing process easier, because you have the ability to tweak the footage more and get it exactly how you want it, as well as making it easier to match some of the other shots in your project that may have a different white balance/exposure!
do you have another video editing on adobe?
Unfortunately I don’t have as much experience with Adobe’s video editor. I did see another channel called Picture Pulse that made a video on their HLG settings and color grading in premiere pro, and it looked like he broke down his process on editing HLG on there.
Hopefully that helps point you in the right direction though! I may be wrong on this, but I think you don’t have to do as many steps in premiere and it’s a little bit more intuitive than Final Cut, when it comes to processing HLG footage!
First of all, awesome video, second is I would need some help:
When I set the "File Format" to XAVC S 4K, I am limited in the "Record Setting" to 25p 100M, 25p 60M
I have no idea what's happening.
That’s an area setting based on the country the camera was originally purchased in. It’s not a big deal at all, a short/simple explanation is it’s mainly to control flickers from LED lights and how the refresh on displays shows the video, and is different in parts of the world based on electrical current.
What country are you in?
@@jordanalsadi Purchased in UAE and using in Central Europe
Hey Jordan ! What lens do you recommend for video? For the Sony A7RIV
Honestly I always recommend the 24-70mm f2.8! It’s not the fastest lens but it’s so versatile for a one lens run and gun setup! I always recommend that one first, then getting a couple of fast prime lenses like the 35, 50, and even 85 for some longer shots with good compression!
I'm new to video and to SONY. The videos I'm taking are not coming up on my SD card when I plug them into my computer. Anyone?
The folder they should be in is private/M4ROOT/CLIP
let me know if you have any issues!
At 7:57 you say to use spot (large) metering mode. I found this. However, next you say to move the circle around. I cannot figure out how to move it. The focus joystick won't move it, nor anything else I tried. Any advice?
Ah, nevermind, I found it. Had to enable touch!
Glad you found it, if you have any other questions let me know! 🎥
Thanks, The settings part are invaluable! However, I have Adobe Premiere because it’s included in my subscription. Are there equivalent procedures for editing as in Final Cut?
Thank so much for your kind works! I believe I was told that Premiere sets up the workspace automatically for HLG timelines, but I’m not 100% sure as I’m not fluent in Adobe’s software!
@@jordanalsadi Thanks for responding! I did find resources for Adobe Premiere (looks a bit ugly compared to your Final Cut😬)
@BenSussmanpro of course! Sorry, my response wasn’t much help though! And hey, as long as it works right!
Nice video Jordan, thank you!! What software do you use here to edit videos ? Thanks
Thank you! I just use Final Cut, it’s been very fast and stable, especially with the M1/M2 chips from Apple!
@@jordanalsadi by the way, i am working on pc, is there a version for Windows
of Final Cut ?
Honestly, I would totally start learning Davinci Resolve! As much as I love Final Cut Pro, DaVinci does offer more, but it is a lot harder to learn in my opinion! I’ve been slowly learning it over the past few months, and I love some of the features it offers, I’m just not that great with it yet! I would totally look into it though. I’m pretty sure they offer a free version to get your feet wet and see if you like it, and then I think it’s a couple hundred bucks for the pro version!
Hi Jordan. I am a realist painter. I am going to get this camera next week to take pictures of my subjects and also to take videos of my work for Instagram and TH-cam. In addition, I zoom a lot when painting. Do you think my choice is right? Or should I go to a7iv?
A simple video without editing, I just want the colors to be correct like the painting I draw
Based on your use case I think both cameras could do a fantastic job at accurately capturing the colors in your artwork.
But I would determine which of these features matters the most for you!
The a7R IV does have the higher 61 megapixel sensor, so depending on if you did want to photograph your paintings to sell prints, that gives you more flexibility there. Especially with the fine detail in painted art.
Using both cameras, I’d say color accuracy is almost identical.
On the video side you do have a little more data to work with in the aZ IV, and better low light capabilities, but honestly the a7R IV does a great job too especially if you are going to be taking photos or videos in a controlled lighting environment.
If you can find a good deal on one over the other, I would go with the best deal and put the extra money towards a good sharp prime lens for your work! Which will probably make the aZ IV the better option, again unless you plan on photographing your work for print!
Also, to help you get exact colors, whichever camera you choose looking into a tool like the Calibrite ColorChecker Passport they make one focused on video and one for photo! It will help your editing software dial in the exact colors you used and help account for the color cast of lights and other external forces that affect the shade of color!
Hope this helps!
@@jordanalsadiThank you very much for your answer, which is very valuable to me. Here, these two cameras are almost the same price now. The photographic features of the Riv make me more eager to buy it. Because the more details the image has, the better I can draw. Of course, most of my work is portrait and figurative. and I don't need it for printing. Considering that I want to film for TH-cam and Instagram only and I am not going to do professional work for filming, which camera would be better for me in your opinion? My problem is only in the difference in filming. There are two cameras, the difference may be very noticeable
@NaserSa-y1m Honestly, Ive been use the Sony a7IV a lot lately because its such a good hybrid camera for doing a good mix of photo and video!
You will have pros and cons of each of course, but if you are planing to do a good mix of both, and don’t have plans of creating very large prints! I would go with the Sony a7IV. I think you will be very happy with the photos, and have great features and quality for video as well! It’ll be great for your photos and your TH-cam recording!
Catalyst Browse Stabilization doesn’t work with Sony A7Riv A please why isn’t it working?
Honestly, I’m not too sure! I haven’t used that software before to stabilize footage. I normally just use the stabilizer inside of Final Cut Pro!
Ok thanks. I took it back for A7iv anyway
That’s awesome, I’ve got an A7IV too and love it!
What about the memory? Is it compatible with v30 memory?
For the memory, I have a several of the Sony branded V60 cards and that’s really all I’ve used! I think the V30s cover that camera due to bit rate but not 100% sure if they will do the highest settings to be honest!
@@jordanalsadi thank you so much sir
I am stumped...I bring my footage into Premier Pro and the frame rate still shows 23.97 versus the 60fpx settings on the camera.
Depending on your camera settings, it’s probably converting in camera. Check your slowmo settings to confirm the output says 60fps as well! That would be my guess though!
@@jordanalsadi Thanks for the quick reply....I ~~~~think~~~~ I needed to adjust my settings in Premier Pro in preferences...I still need to test more clips.
Yea I’d say one of those two things will be the corporate! No problem my friend, hope that helps!
I have the same body cap from Kondor Blue 🤌
I love that thing, it adds a nice little custom touch and the quality is top notch!
@@jordanalsadi Couldn’t agree more. Glad I snagged it before the price jumped nearly $20 more